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Sanford Meisner

Tue, 17 Jul 2007 02:12:39 -0600

Sanford (Sandy) Meisner
You've heard the name but how much do you know about the guy?

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Born August 31, 1905, and raised in Brooklyn, New York, Sanford Meisner graduated form Erasmus Hall in 1923 and attended The Damrash Institute of Music (now Juilliard), where he studied to become a concert pianist before talking his way into a job in a Theater Guild production of

Margo Jones - who was she?

Thu, 08 Mar 2007 09:41:11 -0700

Margo was one of the major innovators and visionaries in American theater history.fine-tuned many producing strategies, which she detailed in her book Theatre-in-the-Round (called the "bible" of the resident theater movement). Among them: low-cost arena staging, use of a resident company of professional actors, subscription sales, board development and community involvement. Margo was preceded by such figures as actor Eva Le Gallienne, who also sought to start a national theater, and Hallie Flanagan

Richard Foreman

Fri, 23 Jun 2006 13:35:03 -0600

Who is Richard Foreman? A pioneering theatre artist of our times:
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RICHARD FOREMAN, Founder Director, Ontological-Hysteric Theater..

Edward Albee

Fri, 20 Jan 2006 17:38:19 -0700

Edward Albee -Playwright

New Biography of Kim Stanley coming soon

Fri, 23 Dec 2005 00:02:21 -0700

This isn't a review, as I'm the actual author, but I've written the first biography of '50's and '60's Broadway great Kim Stanley. "Female Brando: The Legend of Kim Stanley" will be published in the spring by Back Stage Books, a division of Watson-Guptill Publications.

Kim had Houston connections: she spent part of her junior year in high school here in 1941, and returned in 1952 to star as Blanche duBois in a production of "A Streetcar Named Desire" at the Playhouse Theater. Among the Houstonians I interviewed for the book are drama critic Ann Holmes, Robert Traweek (the costumer for "Streetcar") and several members of Kim's extended family who live in and around Houston.

Anyone interested in more information about the book can go to my website, http://www.kimstanley.net

Jon Krampner

The Rise and Fall of the Broadway Musical

Wed, 15 Dec 2004 21:17:55 -0700

The Rise and Fall of the Broadway Musical (Northeastern University Press). "a panoramic history of the art form from 1866 to 2004 and is the first to explain how the gradual introduction of the microphone and sound design destroyed the dramatic impact of musicals;..."

Eugene O'Neill

Wed, 15 Dec 2004 18:50:00 -0700

"Eugene Who? " You oughtta know!
One of Americas greatest playwrights....

Stella Adler on...

Sun, 04 Jul 2004 13:51:27 -0600

Nina Vance

Sun, 20 Jun 2004 20:03:04 -0600

Nina Vance, founder and artistic director of the Alley Theatre in Houston

LA MAMA

Mon, 05 Apr 2004 12:41:44 -0600

What is the La MaMa Experimental Theatre?
Much can be learned from this company...